mother's day

I came across this nice picture of my mom this afternoon, while looking for pictures of her in my scrapbook. My mom put most of my childhood scrapbook together, and I like that a lot of the commentaries are in her own handwriting. From what I can tell from this picture's placement in my album, this photo was taken in the beginning of 1986. So, in this picture my mom is about a year younger than I am right now.

Since my mom's death about 18 months ago, I have had difficulty deciding how I want to honor my mother on Mother's Day. Last year I didn't know what to do; I remember that I ended up calling my dad to let him know that I was thinking about mom. Although I know that many people buy flowers to put on their mothers' grave, I don't know if that's the approach I want to take each year.

This year I thought I'd just write something on here: Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you and miss you. I think about you every day. I continually grow in appreciation for all that you did for me (and all of your children), even though you aren't with us anymore. Mom, your memory is very much alive, not only on this Mother's Day, but on every day of the year.